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No experience: requires education, training and supervision
Intermittent experience: may need support or supervise
Proficient: consistent experience, independent
Expert level: can teach/supervise others.

Work setting

Diagnostic Cardiac Cath lab

Electrophysiology (EP) Lab

Interventional Cardiac Cath lab

Interventional Radiology

Special Procedures

Cardiac Cath Lab Procedures

AICD placement

Aortography

ASD Closures

Brachytherapy

Cardiac Biopsy

Cardiac Implant Closure Device

Cardiac Stent Placement

Cardio MEMS

Circulating

Coronary Atherectomy

Diagnostic Catheterizations Adult

Diagnostic Catheterizations Pediatric/Neonatal

ECMO

Hemodynamic Monitoring

IABP Placement/Removal

Impella insertion

Internal Mammary Angiography

Laser Assisted Procedures

Left heart catheterization

Mitraclips

Orbital athrectomy

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Pacemaker/Defibrillator lead extraction/removal

Patent Foramen Ovale Transcather (PFO) Repair

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Permanent Pacemaker Insertion (PPI)

Pulmonary Artery (PA) line insertion

Right heart catheterization

Rotablader Athrectomy

Saphenous Vein Graft Angiography

Scrubbing

Temporary Pacemaker

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation/Replacement (TAVI/TAVR)

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Transluminal Extraction Catheter

Valvuloplasty

Ventricular Assist Device Insertion

Watchman

Equipment/Operation/Maintenance

Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

Operation of physiologic and radiographic equipment

Troubleshoots/document equipment malfunction

Electrophysiology Studies

Arrhythmia Induction

Baseline Measurements

Cardiac Ablation

Cardiac Mapping

Cardioversion

Conduction Studies

Electrophysiology Evaluation

Insertion/Programming of AICDs

Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure

Pacemaker Insertion

Tilt Table Study

Equipment/Operation/Maintenance

Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

Maintains equipment

Maintains inventory

Operation of physiologic and radiographic equipment

Stocks supplies

Troubleshoots/document equipment malfunction

Interventional Radiology Abdominal and Pelvic

Adrenal angiography

Angioplasty

Aortography

Chemoembolization

Chest tube placement

Embolization

Endograft placement

ERCP

Esophageal Stent Placement

Gastrostomy Tube placement

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter placement

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter removal

Inferior vena cavogram

Liver Biopsy

Mesenteric Angiogram

Paracentesis

Pelvic angiography

Percutaneous Hepatic Angiography

Pulmonary arteriography

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of the liver

Radio embolization

Renal angiography

Selective visceral angiography

Stent placement

Superior vena cavogram

Thoracentesis

Genitourinary Studies/Procedures

Adrenal Angiography

Angiography of Genitourinary System

Catheter/drain exchange

Cholecystostomy

Cystoscopy

Embolization

Gastrostomy

Internal/external biliary drainage

Nephrostomy

Percutaneous Stone Extraction

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram

Renal Angiography

Renal Artery Stent Placement

Ureteral Stent Placement

Uterine Arterial Embolization

Neurological Studies/Procedures

Angioplasty

Carotid Angiography

Cerebral Angiography

Discogram

Embolization

Spinal Arteriography

Stent Placement

Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy

Vertebroplasty

Vascular Studies/Procedures

Abdominal Aortography

TIPS (Trans-jugular Intrahepatic portosystemic Shunt)

Venous sampling

Angioplasty

Atherectomy

Carotid Stenting

Central Venous Access/Port Placement

Dialysis Graft Creation/Revision

Dialysis Graft interventions (fistulograms/declots)

Endovascular Interventions

Thoracic Aortography

Upper and Lower Extremity Angiography

Venous Access

Central Venous Access (non-Tunneled/PICC lines)

Central Venous Access (Tunneled Port)

PICC Lines- Care and Maintenance

Central Venous Lines- Care and Maintenance

Blood Draw from PICC/CVL

Access management of implanted ports

IV infusion pumps

Equipment and Devices

Computed tomography

Crash Carts

Defibrillators

Fluoroscopy

GE Innova IGS

Magnetic resonance imaging

Portable Monitors

Restraints

Siemens

Ultrasound

Procedural Responsibilities

Accuate monitoring

Age/gender specific care

Daily QC checks

Equipment set up

External Compression Devices (C-Clamp, Sandbags)

Hemodynamic and computer set up

Maintain logs, records, quality assurance

Maintains equipment/supplies

Monitoring and recording hemodynamic monitoring

Operates x-ray Equipment

Perform EKG lead Placement

Prep Access Site

Radiation Precautions

Recognition of intra-cardiac electrocardiogram and measure intervals

Recognition of life-threatening arrhythmias

Room circulator

Scrub- maintain sterile field

Stocking rooms

Topical Hemostasis (D-Stat, Chito-Seal, Syvek Patch)

Transporting patients

Vascular Closure Systems (Perclose, StarClose)

Working knowledge of formula to calculate gradients, shunts, and cardiac outputs

Professional Knowledge and Skills

Isolation Precautions

National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures

Pain Assessment and Management

Pressure Ulcer Assessment/Prevention

Restraint Use

Use of Rapid Response team

Infection Control

Cleaning of equipment

Donning and removing PPE

Isolation precautions

Proper waste disposal

Sharps disposal

Standard precautions

Sterile Technique

Age specific competency

Neonate

Infant

Child

Adolescent

Young Adult

Middle Adult

Older Adult

COMPUTERIZED CHARTING

Cerner

EPIC

McKesson

Meditech

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